35 Quirky Hotels Around The World

Many hotels promise guests a one-of-a-kind hospitality experience, but for the most part, they tend to offer the same standard fare.

Still, if you’re looking for some more out-there accommodations for your next trip, the options do exist. From converted airplanes, trains and silos to ice caves and buildings made of salt, here are 35 truly unusual hotels from around the world.

1Dasparkhotel

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At Dasparkhotel in Ottensheim, Austria, guests stay in rooms constructed from repurposed concrete drainpipes. The hotel has a "pay as you wish" policy and offers a double bed, bedding storage, light, and power -- but guests must use public bathrooms.

2Book and Bed

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Book and Bed is a 30-bed hostel in Tokyo where guests sleep in small cubbies hidden behind library shelves full of books. How cozy!

3Treehotel

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Treehotel in Harads, Sweden, takes the treehouse concept to the next level. The hotel features a variety of rooms in trees, including a UFO prototype and a cube with mirrored walls.

4Crane Hotel Faralda

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Located in Amsterdam, the Crane Hotel Faralda offers three suites built into a former industrial crane. There's also a jacuzzi up there, so guests can take in some epic views while they relax.

5Inntel Hotels Amsterdam Zaandam

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Zaandam, a city just north of Amsterdam, boasts a very unique hotel with a facade that appears to consist of traditional houses stacked on top of each other. Unsurprisingly, Inntel Hotels Amsterdam Zaandam is a popular Instagram spot.

Located in Little River, New Zealand, SiloStay gives guests the opportunity to stay inside grain silos -- an eco-friendly innovation in the hospitality world.

8Skylodge Adventure Suites

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Skylodge Adventure Suites consists of a set of transparent pods on the side of an Andean clifftop in Peru's Sacred Valley. Reaching the pods requires an arduous climb, and these accommodations are clearly not for the faint of heart.

9Dog Bark Park Inn

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The Dog Bark Park Inn in Idaho is a bed-and-breakfast that's shaped like a giant beagle. The locals affectionately call the large dog "Sweet Willy."

10The Red Caboose Motel

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All the caboose units at The Red Caboose Motel in Ronks, Pennsylvania, were painted red when the establishment first opened in 1970. They now include other colors and types of train cars.

11Hotel Marqués de Riscal

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Frank Gehry designed this luxury hotel in Spain's wine country. Located in Elciego, the Hotel Marqués de Riscal is architecturally distinctive with its colorful ribbon-like titanium facade.

12Icehotel

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Every year, the Icehotel is rebuilt in the village of Jukkasjarvi in Lappland, Sweden. The hotel has themed suites with impressive ice carvings.

The Quinta Real in Zacatecas, Mexico, was constructed around a restored bullfighting ring from the 19th century. Guests stay in rooms around the old arena.

15Cley Windmill

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Constructed in the 18th century, the Cley Windmill in Norfolk, England, became a hotel in the 1980s.

16Palacio de Sal

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The Palacio de Sal, or "Salt Palace" hotel, is -- as the name suggests -- made of salt, including much of the furniture. Located on the salt flats of Uyuni, Bolivia, the hotel has a restaurant with a signature "salt chicken" dish.

Whitepod is an "eco-luxury hotel" consisting of high-tech pods in the Swiss Alps. The pods sit on wooden platforms and offer striking views of the mountains and Lake Geneva.

22Jumbo Stay

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Jumbo Stay is a hostel built inside a decommissioned 747-200 at Arlanda Airport near Stockholm. The "cockpit suite" is a more expensive room.

23Hằng Nga Guesthouse

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Known as the "Crazy House," Hang Nga Guesthouse is a unique hotel in Da Lat, Vietnam. Its architect, Dang Viet Nga, said her design was inspired by the natural environment around the city and the work of Antoni Gaudi.

24Sarova Salt Lick Lodge

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Salt Lick Lodge in Taita Hills, Kenya, offers panoramic views of the landscape and the large animals around Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary.

25No Man's Fort

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No Man's Land Fort, aka No Man's Fort, is a historic sea fort-turned-hotel. Constructed in the late 19th century, the hotel is in the Solent strait by Portsmouth, England.

26The Beermoth

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The Beermoth is a former fire truck that was converted into a two-person living space in the Scottish Highlands.

27Happy Nomads Village

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Happy Nomads Village in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan, gives guests the opportunity to experience what it's like to sleep in traditional Kyrgyz yurts.